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Really Nice Site Design
I like Jaxvineyards.com’s use of photos, type, nav and header/layout.
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Nice Homepage Slideshow on Good.is
I like their clean layout, the controls and how they treat the author name with a thumbnail.
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Nice and Minimal Portfolio
Noahkalina.com has nice transitions and I like how you can flip through the slides by using the back and forth arrows, clicking on an image and scanning thumbnail previews. The site has subtle details that enhance the experience and don’t distract from the photos.
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Nice Rotating Background Patterns and Slideshow Images at Ad.sjsu.edu
I also like the italicized type over the thumbnail images.
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Interesting Way to Incorporate Breadcrumbs into the Nav
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Color Gradients & Simple Calendar Graphic at Typodarium.de
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AisleOne’s Clever Use of Hashtags
The dashboard on AisleOne features tweets that include the hashtags #minimalism, #helvetica, #grids and #typography. It subtly strengthens their content, gives their community a place to be seen and probably helps their SEO with relevant keywords.
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Insights into Flavors.me’s Interface Design Process
An interesting post from designer Jack Zerby about how he created the design controllers.
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Visitphilly.com’s Simple Main Navigation
I really like the three item main nav on Visitphilly.com. Happy Cog and Philly did a good job identifying the main purpose of the site, simplifying the nav to three categories and creating a drop down that is rich with helpful info such as photos, weather and relevant links. I am sure it was not easy condensing the navigation system on Philly’s old site.
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Nice Niche Social Network
Dailymile.com does a good job of creating a valuable tool for runners, triathletes, and cyclists. The user-friendly interface, makes it easy to keep track of personal training progress and promotes interacting with other like-minded people. It also integrates very well with Facebook, which gives athletes more support from friends and family and brand exposure for dailymile every time progress is posted.
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jQuery Masonry
Masonry is a layout plugin for jQuery. Think of it as the flip side of CSS floats. Whereas floating arranges elements horizontally then vertically, Masonry arranges elements vertically then horizontally according to a grid. The result minimizes vertical gaps between elements of varying height, just like a mason fitting stones in a wall. (via Konigi) -
Dribbble’s Tag List
Nice visual solution for tag popularity. (via Patterntap.com)
